NORTHERN IRELAND
UTV
A former priest convicted of child sexual abuse has been formally dismissed from the Catholic Church by the Pope.
In a statement Bishop Noel Treanor said that James Donaghy is not permitted to function as a priest under any circumstance, in public or private.
Donaghy stepped down from his duties in March 2004.
He was originally from Lady Wallace Drive in Lisburn, and served as a priest in the west Belfast parish of Corpus Christi in Ballymurphy.
He was convicted of a string of sex abuse charges following two trials in 2011 and 2013 and is serving a 10 year jail sentence.
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